Casey Stoney
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Casey Jean Stoney is a footballer who currently plays for Lincoln Ladies. A versatile defender, she has been capped
more than 90 times for the England women's national football team
.
at the age of 12, and moved on to Arsenal Ladies
in 1999. She was already an England international when she joined Charlton Athletic Ladies
in the summer of 2002 in search of regular first-team football. She also took up a scholarship at the Football Association
's National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University
. In a successful first season Stoney captained Charlton to their first FA Women's Cup
final.
She led Charlton to success in the FA Women's Premier League Cup in 2004, the FA Women's Cup
in 2005 as Charlton beat Everton 1–0, and the 2–1 victory over Arsenal in the 2006 Premier League Cup. When Charlton disbanded their entire women's section following the relegation
of Charlton Athletic
men's team in 2007, Stoney expressed a forceful opinion:
In July 2007 she signed for Chelsea Ladies
along with Charlton and England teammate Eniola Aluko
. In February 2009 she became player-manager until the end of the season, following the resignation of Steve Jones. At Stoney's recommendation, Matt Beard took over as manager for 2009-10.
On March 13, 2010 Stoney announced on Twitter
that she had signed for FA WSL rivals Lincoln Ladies to play alongside England stars such as Sue Smith
and Jess Clarke
. Stoney stated that Lincoln offered the prospect of full-time training, which Chelsea were unable to match. Keith Boanas
, her manager at Charlton, revealed that Stoney is a Chelsea supporter so found the decision extremely difficult.
's under-age squads, before making her debut for the senior side in August 2000 as a substitute against France
. She made her first start in March 2002 against Norway
, and, after spells in central defence and at right back, went on to become England's first-choice left back. In February 2003 Stoney wore the captain's armband when regular skipper Karen Walker
was substituted in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Italy
. Her first senior international goal came as England beat Portugal
4–0 in the Algarve Cup in March 2005. She won the Nationwide International Player of the Year award for the 2007–08 season, ahead of Anita Asante
and Alex Scott. In May 2009, Stoney was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
At the Euro 2009 final tournament in Finland
, Stoney recovered from a red card in a 2-1 opening match defeat to Italy
to help England reach the final. Stoney explained that for many players this was not only the best moment of their careers, but possibly the happiest moment in their lives.
Stoney started all four of England's games at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and converted her kick in the quarter final penalty shootout
defeat to France
.
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
more than 90 times for the England women's national football team
England women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
.
Club career
Stoney joined Chelsea LadiesChelsea L.F.C.
Chelsea Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with Chelsea F.C.. They have competed in the top tier of women's football in England, the Premier League National Division, since 2005...
at the age of 12, and moved on to Arsenal Ladies
Arsenal L.F.C.
Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...
in 1999. She was already an England international when she joined Charlton Athletic Ladies
Charlton Athletic L.F.C.
Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in England. Between 2000, the year it was founded from Croydon Women's F.C. and 2007, Charlton had one of the most successful women's teams in England...
in the summer of 2002 in search of regular first-team football. She also took up a scholarship at the Football Association
The Football Association
The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
's National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
. In a successful first season Stoney captained Charlton to their first FA Women's Cup
FA Women's Cup
The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...
final.
She led Charlton to success in the FA Women's Premier League Cup in 2004, the FA Women's Cup
FA Women's Cup
The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...
in 2005 as Charlton beat Everton 1–0, and the 2–1 victory over Arsenal in the 2006 Premier League Cup. When Charlton disbanded their entire women's section following the relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
of Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
men's team in 2007, Stoney expressed a forceful opinion:
In July 2007 she signed for Chelsea Ladies
Chelsea L.F.C.
Chelsea Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with Chelsea F.C.. They have competed in the top tier of women's football in England, the Premier League National Division, since 2005...
along with Charlton and England teammate Eniola Aluko
Eniola Aluko
Eniola "Eni" Aluko is a Nigerian-born, English football forward currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. Aluko moved with her family to Birmingham when she was one year old. Since she grew up in England, she chose to represent England at international level.-Birmingham...
. In February 2009 she became player-manager until the end of the season, following the resignation of Steve Jones. At Stoney's recommendation, Matt Beard took over as manager for 2009-10.
On March 13, 2010 Stoney announced on Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
that she had signed for FA WSL rivals Lincoln Ladies to play alongside England stars such as Sue Smith
Sue Smith (footballer)
Susan Jane "Sue" Smith is an international footballer, currently playing for Lincoln Ladies and England. She is an experienced left-sided winger or forward.-Club career:...
and Jess Clarke
Jessica Clarke
Jessica Anne "Jess" Clarke is an English female international football midfielder. A pacy winger, she plays her club football in the FA WSL for Lincoln Ladies.-Club career:...
. Stoney stated that Lincoln offered the prospect of full-time training, which Chelsea were unable to match. Keith Boanas
Keith Boanas
Keith Robert Boanas is an English football manager and the current coach of the Estonia women's national football team.-Playing career:...
, her manager at Charlton, revealed that Stoney is a Chelsea supporter so found the decision extremely difficult.
International career
Stoney came through EnglandEngland women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
's under-age squads, before making her debut for the senior side in August 2000 as a substitute against France
France women's national football team
The French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...
. She made her first start in March 2002 against Norway
Norway women's national football team
The Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, are former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams...
, and, after spells in central defence and at right back, went on to become England's first-choice left back. In February 2003 Stoney wore the captain's armband when regular skipper Karen Walker
Karen Walker
Karen Walker is a noted New Zealand fashion designer. She left school, after attending Epsom Girls Grammar School in 1988 to begin her fashion training, graduating in 1990. She has said that she started with NZ$100, which she used for material for a shirt. By 1995, she had opened two stores...
was substituted in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Italy
Italy women's national football team
The Italy women's national football team represents Italy in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation .- Performances in the World Cup :...
. Her first senior international goal came as England beat Portugal
Portugal women's national football team
-----------------------------2013 UEFA European Championship Qualifying:-----------------------------See also:* Portugal national football team* -References:...
4–0 in the Algarve Cup in March 2005. She won the Nationwide International Player of the Year award for the 2007–08 season, ahead of Anita Asante
Anita Asante
Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante is an English football defender currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. She is a member of the England women's national football team....
and Alex Scott. In May 2009, Stoney was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
At the Euro 2009 final tournament in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Stoney recovered from a red card in a 2-1 opening match defeat to Italy
Italy women's national football team
The Italy women's national football team represents Italy in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation .- Performances in the World Cup :...
to help England reach the final. Stoney explained that for many players this was not only the best moment of their careers, but possibly the happiest moment in their lives.
Stoney started all four of England's games at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and converted her kick in the quarter final penalty shootout
Penalty shootout
The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...
defeat to France
France women's national football team
The French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...
.
International goals
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored 1 9 March 2005 Faro Faro, PortugalFaro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region...
4–0 Algarve Cup Algarve CupThe Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football . Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football...
1 2 8 March 2007 National Hockey Stadium National Hockey StadiumThe National Hockey Stadium was a sports stadium in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, with a nominal capacity of around 4,000 seats . It was used by England Hockey as their national stadium from 1995 to 2003 and as a professional football stadium from 2003 to 2007...
, Milton KeynesMilton KeynesMilton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
6–0 Friendly 1 3 7 March 2009 Larnaca LarnacaLarnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
2–2 Cyprus Cup Cyprus CupThe Cypriot Cup or Cyprus Coca Cola Cup is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association. It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club teams. The sponsor of the competition is...
1 4 1 March 2010 Larnaca LarnacaLarnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
2–2 Cyprus Cup Cyprus CupThe Cypriot Cup or Cyprus Coca Cola Cup is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association. It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club teams. The sponsor of the competition is...
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Honours
- FA Women's Premier League National DivisionFA Women's Premier League National DivisionThe FA Women's Premier League National Division is the second level of the English women's football league pyramid. From 1991 until the introduction of the summer competition FA Women's Super League the National Division functioned as the top league in England. Below it are simultaneously the...
: 2
- 2000–01, 2001–02
- FA Women's CupFA Women's CupThe Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...
: 2
- FA Women's Cup
- 2000–01, 2004–05
- FA Women's Premier League Cup: 4
- 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003-04, 2005-06
- FA International Player of the Year Award: 1
- 2007-08
External links
- Casey Stoney profile at the Football Association's website